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"Do you have the slightest idea what moral and ethical dilemma is?" Jack Torrance
Played By: Jack Nicholson
Film: The Shining
Why He's On The List: Some people are born mad, others have madness thrust upon them, like poor Jack. A recovering alcoholic, frustrated novelist and teacher, his problems are just beginning when he takes his family to manage the upkeep of the Overlook hotel during its winter closure. As its haunting envelopes him, Jack becomes one of the most beautifully unhinged characters of all time.
Finest Hour: The iconic moment when, after he's gone completely ta-ta's, Jack takes to a door with an axe in pursuit of his wife - with grimmest intentions.
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Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance |